Stephen Schnetzer

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Stephen Schnetzer
Born
Stephen Paul Schnetzer [1]

(1948-06-11) June 11, 1948 (age 75)
Other namesSteven Schnetzer
Stephen St. Paul
Steven St. Paul
Education Juilliard School (BFA)
Years active1976–present
Spouses
  • Amy Ingersoll (1976-19??; divorced)
(m. 1982)
[2]
Children2, including Ben

Stephen Schnetzer (born Stephen Paul Schnetzer, June 11, 1948 in Canton, Massachusetts) [3] is an American actor, [4] best known for playing Cass Winthrop on Another World from 1982-86, returning in 1987 until the show's cancellation in 1999.

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Early Life

Schnetzer was born in Canton, Massachusetts, the son of Thomas A. Schnetzer. [1] His father had German ancestry and his mother was a war bride from Algeria. [5] He attended Catholic Memorial School [6] and The University of Massachusetts, earning a degree in French. [3] He studied acting at Juilliard and The American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. [3]

Career

He played the role of Julie Olson Williams' brother, Steven Olson, on Days of Our Lives from 1978-80. [7]

In 1980, he appeared on Broadway in Filumena, co-starring with Joan Plowright and directed by Laurence Olivier. [3]

He returned to soaps, joining the cast of the ABC soap opera One Life to Live as fitness expert Marcello Salta. [8] He was then cast as attorney Cass Winthrop on Another World (1982–86, 1987–99). [8] After the cancellation of Another World, he made guest appearances as Cass Winthrop on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (1999–2002; 2005; 2006) and on Guiding Light (2002). [8]

He has also been billed to under the names Stephen Schnetzer, Stephen St. Paul, and Steven St. Paul.[ citation needed ]

He has become a prolific voiceover talent in English and French, advertising for many companies, such as Kellogg's Frosted Flakes. [5]

Recently, he has appeared in numerous regional theater productions, including The Quality of Life (2009), [9] Legacy of Light (world premiere)(2009) [10] and Noises Off (2006–2007) [11] at Arena Stage . On Broadway, he appeared in, among other productions, The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? [12]

He has guest starred on shows including Elementary, Billions, The Blacklist, and Blue Bloods. [13]

In 2024, it was announced that he would be returning to Days of Our Lives as Steven Olson. [7]

Personal life

Schnetzer married Amy Ingersoll in 1976 [1] and they later divorced.

In March 1982, he married his second wife, actress Nancy Snyder, whom he met while she was playing Katrina Karr on One Life to Live . [3] [14] They are now divorced. [13] They have two children, Max and Ben Schnetzer, who is also an actor.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1973 Hail The PeopleAlso known as Hail to the Chief, Mr. President,
and Washington, B.C
Credited as Steven Schnetzer
2005 Brooklyn Lobster Mr. Hammon
2007Ben's PlanCarl Stephens
2011Keys. Wallet. PhoneHandsome ManShort film
2017 Aardvark Don Herremans
2020A Case of BlueRichard
2022LaurinaDr. PorterShort film
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1976 The Taming of the Shrew LucentioTV movie
Credited as Steve St. Paul
Hawaii Five-O Officer BlankenshipSeason 9 episode 11: "Target - A Cop"
Credited as Stephen St. Paul
1978 Fantasy Island Cebee SinghSeason 2 episode 8: "Return/The Toughest Man Alive"
1978–1980, 2024 Days of Our Lives Steven OlsonSeries Regular
1979 The Love Boat FrancoisSeason 2 episode 26: "April's Return/Super Mom/I'll See You Again"
1980–1982 One Life to Live Marcello SaltaSeries Regular
1982–1999 Another World Cass Winthrop / Rex AllinghamSeries Regular, 1,123 episodes
1983 Rage of Angels LawyerMiniseries
1984 Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour HimselfPanelist
10 episodes
1988 Shattered Innocence Danny CallowayTV movie
1994 The Cosby Mysteries Marty Brackett / Howard BrackettEpisode 9: "Mirror, Mirror"
1997 Prince Street Episode 2: "God Bless America"
1999–2006 As the World Turns Cass Winthrop28 episodes
2003–2006 Law & Order Mitchell Lowell / Dr. Freeman2 episodes
2003–2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Engles / Rabbi Birnbaum4 episodes
2008 New Amsterdam Toby Hardwick's LawyerEpisode 1: "Pilot"
The Wire Robert Ruby2 episodes
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Ajay KhanSeason 7 episode 14: "Assassin"
2009 Fringe Professor Miles KinbergSeason 1 episode 11: "Bound"
Damages ADA Carl DeeversSeason 2 episode 4: "Hey! Mr. Pibb!"
2010 Rubicon Arnold Hopper2 episodes
2013 Person of Interest Tug BrantleySeason 2 episode 15: "Booked Solid"
Homeland Dr. Cass Winthrop2 episodes
2014 Forever Lawrence ForesterEpisode 7: "New York Kids"
2015 The Blacklist Lester Charles ConwaySeason 2 episode 18: "Vanessa Cruz (No. 117)"
The Following Malcolm TowerSeason 3 episode 8: "Flesh & Blood"
Flesh and Bone LeRan Brousseau2 episodes
2016 The Path Dr. Alan RothsteinOriginally titled The Way
Season 1 episode 6: "Breaking and Entering"
2017 Blue Bloods Hassan NejariSeason 7 episodes 13: "The One That Got Away"
Billions Antoine CassonSeason 2 episode 10: "With or Without You"
2018 Elementary Adam BraunSeason 6 episode 19: "The Geek Interpreter"
2020 The Show Must Go Online Brabantio / Julius Caesar2 episodes
Video games
2004 Red Dead Revolver Sheriff O'Grady / Charger / Union SoldierVoice
Conflict: Vietnam Voice

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